Genetic Engineering

Question 1

Genetic information can be passed from one organism to another by ______________________

Answer 1

Genetic Engineering

Question 2

The name for a small circular piece of chromosome found in bacterial cells

Answer 2

Plasmid

Question 3

The type of cell most commonly used in genetic engineering

Answer 3

Bacterial

Question 4

Rearrange these steps into the correct order

1: insertion of required gene into plasmid
2: identification of required gene
3: extraction of plasmid from bacterial cell
4: removal of required gene from chromosome
5: plasmid cut open
6: insertion of plasmid with required gene into bacterial cell

Answer 4

2 4 3 5 1 6

Question 5

These are used to cut out genes or cut open chromosomes during genetic engineering

Answer 5

enzymes

Question 6

the effect on a bacterial cell if a human insulin gene was inserted into a plasmid

Answer 6

The bacterial cell would produce human insulin

Question 7

Two substances which can be produced through genetic engineering

Answer 7

Human insulin

Human Growth Hormone